NI Open Event/SHI

FLORENCE COURT/GORTALUGHANY, Co. Fermanagh

Saturday 9th September 2017

The Northern Ireland Open Event (incorporating the Northern Ireland Long Distance Championships and the Senior Home International)

Location

Nearest town: Enniskillen

Grid Ref H162335 (NIOS Sheet 26)

Directions / Parking

From Enniskillen follow road signs for SLIGO (A4). After approx. 3km take a LEFT turn on to the (A32) towards Florencecourt and Swanlinbar. After a further 6km turn right onto the B52 signposted Florencecourt. Continue past the village for approx. a further 1Km. Look for O signs and a turn LEFT on to a forest road. Follow O signs through several junctions for approx. 1.5Km. Park as directed on road side leaving room for cars to pass. Exit will be a one-way system. Please drive slowly with care and consideration for pedestrians and other forest users.

Assembly will be on a road junction and parking will be on the road side beyond this. Please do not block this junction. Enquiries and DOWNLOAD will be at the Fermanagh Orienteers trailer. Please note the Finish will be some distance from assembly so please remember to download before going back to your car. General information and results will be posted on the side of the trailer. There will be portaloos near the trailer.

Assembly, Start & Finish

Start and Finish will be some distance from Assembly. More details later.

SHI Individual Starts Only from 10.00 – 11.00

NIOC & EOD Starts from 12.30 – 14.00

Prize giving for the NIOC will be between 15.30 – 16.00 at the trailer.

Entry Fees

Terrain Description

This is a challenging area; whistles will be compulsory; cags will be required in adverse weather; don’t forget to bring these.

This is mainly open moorland where blanket bog meets limestone terrain. It has good contour detail particularly depression features; some of these are entrances to very deep vertical potholes and cave systems. There will be YELLOW and BLACK tape marking only some less obvious deep potholes.

Competitors are warned to take care crossing depression areas particularly where thick ground cover vegetation or scrub woodland limits visibility. Conditions can be expected to be generally wet underfoot. All courses will finish back in the forest which is typical mature coniferous forest with areas of denser, natural woodland and felled areas.

Contacts / Officials

Planners – Robbie Bryson & Phillip McGoldrick

Controller – TBC

Assistant Controller – Raymond Finlay

Organisers – Raymond and Teresa Finlay

Safety and Risk

Participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. A comprehensive Risk Assessment will have been carried out by the organisers.

Insurance

This event is covered by the British Orienteering Public Liability Insurance.

Privacy

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